fabfiona - i dont give her a formula bottle at 9am - because ive fed her at 530/545am. so she just gets a little top up on my boob and she is good with that until 1pm.
i honestly havent tried to not give her a bottle, the thought of her hungry and crying makes me feel sick.

dh and i had a discussion this morning and ive decided to try a 15min feed on each boob just to see if she really needs the bottle.
but in saying that i will be still topping up with formula if she needs it & i will be expressing after each feed to make sure they are empty - dh gives her an ebm bottle at 9pm so it wont be wasted anyway..

i understand where everyone is coming from with the demand feeding but i cant do it. its never been an option - it makes me nervous.

hoti - thanks for that article, some of the stuff i dont really agree with, and some of the things im already doing.

thanks everyone